Tzynya Pinchback

Poet

Plymouth , MA
Massachusetts US
Email: 
tzynyapinchback@yahoo.com
Website: 
www.tzynyapinchback.com
Twitter/X: 
@Tzynya

Author's Bio

Tzynya Pinchback is a disabled mermaid, writing the Black woman body in nature, in illness, and joy as a deliberate act. Her chapbook, “How to make pink confetti”, was selected for the 2012 Dancing Girl Press reading series for women poets, and her poetry has appeared in various print and online publications. She is a 2024 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, and has received fellowships/residencies from The Cordial Eye Gallery & Artist Space, Roots.Wounds.Words, and VONA.  Tzynya was a finalist for the inaugural post of Plymouth Poet Laureate in 2020, and works as a full-time technical writer, and advocates for health equity and policy. 

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
How to Make Pink Confetti (Dancing Girl Press, Chicago, 2012)
Journals:
American Poetry Journal
,
Aurorean
,
Holly Rose Review
,
Lily Poetry Review
,
Mom Egg Review
,
Muddy River Poetry Review
,
Naugatuck River Review
,
Oddball Magazine
,
Raising Mothers
,
Up the Staircase Quarterly

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Disability, Homelessness, Illness/Wellness, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ, Schools, Teachers, Women
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: Oct 12, 2024